Methacton Elementary Health & Physical Education Department
Nutrition Notebook
Total - 10 points Rev 2015-16Grade 3
My name is _____________________________________and this is my Health Notebook. It is my responsibility to save and organize all materials and papers from this class in my Health Folder.
The following items may be used to measure my progress:
classwork and participation notebooks assignments written assessments projects attitude and conduct.
PA State Standards 10.1.3.B Identify and know the location and function of the major body organs and
systems. digestive system
10.1.3.C Explain the role of the food guide pyramid (now MyPlate) in helping people eat a healthy diet.
food groups number of servings variety of food nutrients
10.1.6.C Analyze nutritional concepts that impact health. caloric content of foods relationship of food intake and physical activity (energy output) nutrient requirements label reading healthful food selection
CompetenciesUpon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
identify the food groups that make up MyPlate.
interpret what the different parts of MyPlate represent.
explain the concept of a “balanced diet”.
list the 6 nutrients and know what each does
define calorie and explain its relationship to body weight.
summarize the function of the digestive system
identify and label the location of the major parts of the digestive system
read and understand basic food labels.
describe the risks of being overweight or obese.
- 1 -
MyPlate
“Farmers Grow Perfect Vegetables, Don’t they?”
Color your plate like a rainbow!Food Group Colorvegetables green
fruits magentagrains yellowprotein purpledairy blue
- 2 -MyPlate has 5 Food Groups
Directions: List each food below under the appropriate food group. When finished, try to find each food in the word search.
GrainsMake at least
half your grains whole grains.
VegetablesColor your
plate with all kinds of great
tasting veggies.
FruitsMake most
choices fruit, not juice.
DairyChoose fat-free or low fat most
often.
ProteinChoose lean meat
and chicken or turkey. Vary your choices-more fish, beans, peas, nuts,
and seeds.
I S P I N A C H A F J L
K V E B A K Y A P P L E
X C A R R O T M U V T C
Z A R E C F T B I A S E
Y B Z A O D U U O L O R
T B S D Q G M R N H K E
U A H I Z F N G L I N A
M G Q I R J D E M J P L
N E G G S P O R A N G E
G C O T J T E R D U G G
D Z A R Y O G U R T F O
W O C H E E S E E S A N
APPLE CHEESE OATS CARROT MILK BREAD EGGS ORANGE CEREAL NUTS CABBAGE HAMBURGER PEAR SPINACH YOGURT
- 3 -
Let’s Talk About Portion Sizes
- 4 -
Nutrients
A Good, Balanced DietOur bodies get nutrients from food.
Name Where It Is Found What It Does
protein- fish- meat- eggs
helps your body grow and repair itself
carbohydrates- pasta- bread
give your body energy
fats- cheese- nuts
give your body energy and help keep you warm
vitamins- fruits- vegetables
help your cells work well
minerals- fruits- vegetables- milk
help your cells work well
water- water- other liquids- food
carries nutrients to your cells and keeps your body cool when you perspire
Our bodies also get fiber from food. Fiber is NOT a nutrient.
fiber- whole wheat bread- fruits- vegetables
Helps the muscles in your intestines work better
- 5 -What happens when I eat?
Our bodies are made up of tiny building blocks called cells. These cells are alive so they need food. The food for my cells comes from what I eat. My cells need nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fats, and water. All the food I eat contains some nutrients. Different foods have different nutrients and in different amounts. After chewing and swallowing, my stomach breaks down the food I eat into a liquid. As my food digests, the nutrients are absorbed. Once the nutrients
are chemically changed, the blood carries them to the cells. The cells use the nutrients for growth, repair and energy. Eating a variety of good foods helps provide the needed nutrients for my cells.
1.) What do the cells of your body need?
___________________________________________________
2.) What is in food that your cells use?
___________________________________________________
3.) What does the stomach do?
___________________________________________________
4.) Once the nutrients are changed, what carries them to the cells?
___________________________________________________
5.) Cells use nutrients for 3 things. What are they?
___________________________________________________
6.) How can you get the needed nutrients for your cells?
___________________________________________________ - 6 -Nutrition Unit Review – Part I
Directions: Use the word bank below to fill in the blanks. (There will be four words left over.)
nutrients fruit calorie fiber
balanced label diabetes protein
minerals cupcakes five heart
stomach serving vitamins water
1.) ________________________ By following MyPlate we should eat this kind of diet.
2.) ________________________ Eggs belong in this food group.
3.) ________________________This comes from food; it is not a nutrient!
4.) ________________________ How many food groups are represented on MyPlate?
5.) ________________________ These are needed for life, growth and energy.
6.) ________________________ This would be considered an unhealthy snack.
7.) You can only live about three days without this nutrient. ______________________
8.) These two nutrients help your cells work well.
________________________ ________________________
9.) Being overweight increases your risks of these two diseases:
_____________________ and _____________________.
10.) The “portion plate” helps us determine the size of a _________________________.
- 7 -
Nutrition Part II
- 8-
What is a calorie ?Calorie (def) - __________________________________
- 9 -
“Inches measure things I see. Calories measure energy.”
Girls and boys your age should get about 2000 calories per day depending on your activity level.
- 10 -
Calories: What happened?Directions: Meet Bill, Jane and their dog, Spot. One year ago, Bill, Jane and Spot looked like their pictures to the left. Today, they look like their pictures on the right. In between each set of pictures are three sentences. Using what you know about “calories,” circle the sentence that best describes what happened to each one over the course of a year.
1 Year Ago Today
More calories were taken in than used up.
About the same amount of calories were used up as taken in.
More calories were used up than taken in.
Bill Bill
More calories were taken in than used up.
About the same amount of calories were used up as taken in.
More calories were used up than taken in.
Jane Jane
More calories were taken in than used up.
About the same amount of calories were used up as taken in.
More calories were used up than taken in. Spot
Spot
- 11 -
Overweight and Obesity
Overweight or Obese means a person has excess body weight. Some reasons include:
more calories are taken in than used up lifestyle genetics environment
“The number of obese school-aged children has quadrupled in the last decade.”~ The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
“Being overweight or obese is the most important health issue facing children in the United States.”
~ HealthDay News
What are the risks of being overweight or obese? All of the body systems have to work harder. There is an increased risk for getting diabetes. There is an increased risk of developing heart and blood vessel disease. Sometimes overweight and obese people develop a poor self-image.
What is the best way to prevent being overweight or obese?
Eat a balanced, proper diet. (nutritionally balanced / not too many calories) Exercise on a regular basis. (daily if possible) Yearly physicals will help determine a healthy weight for you.
Remember – Lifetime nutritional habits are formed during childhood!
- 12 -
Reading and Comparing Food Labels
Compare the labels then answer the questions below.
Regular Cheerios vs. Cinnamon Frosted Pop Tarts
1.) Which has more calories? _______________________________________
2.) Which one has the least amount of total fat? _________________________
3.) Which one has more saturated fat? ________________________________
4.) Which one has the least amount of sugars? __________________________
5.) If you were to choose which one was nutritionally better, which one would you pick? __________________________________________________________________________________
- 13 -
Reading Ingredients
Manufacturers must list the ingredients in a product by weight. It lists ingredients found most in that product to those found least.Below are two common ingredients you should avoid. They are contained in many processed foods.
1.) High fructose corn syrup is a cheaper way to sweeten food. It
doesn’t let your stomach know that you’re full. It is used in many foods including Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup.
INGREDIENTS: HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP; CORN SYRUP; WATER; SUGAR; COCOA; CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE); SALT; MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES; POLYSORBATE 60; XANTHAN GUM; ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR; BIOTIN; CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE; VITAMIN E ACETATE; AND ZINC SULFATE
2.) Partially hydrogenated oils are used to increase the shelf life of foods. They can contribute to clogged arteries and heart disease. It lowers the good kind of cholesterol (HDL). Partially hydrogenated oils are found in many foods including Betty Crocker Creamy Chocolate Cake Frosting.
INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEED OIL, WATER, HIGH MALTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN STARCH, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CONTAINS 1% OR LESS OF: salt, distilled monoglycerides, polysorbate 60, natural and artificial flavor, sodium stearoyl lactylate, citric acid, sodium acid pyrophosphate, chocolate liquor, yeast, nonfat milk. POLYSORBATE 60; XANTHAN GUM; ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR; BIOTIN; CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE; VITAMIN E ACETATE; AND ZINC SULFATE
Sugar comes in different forms. Some sugars include glucose, maltose, sucrose, fructose and dextrose.
- 14 -
Sugar White table sugar has very little nutritional value. Look to see how much sugar is in the different food products below. Each cube is a teaspoonful of sugar!
- 15 -
Digestion
The purpose of the Digestive System is to change food
into a form that can be used by the cells of the body.The Digestive System includes five main body parts:
- mouth - esophagus - stomach - small intestine - large intestine
1.) Digestion begins in the mouth. Here, the teeth tear and chew the food. Saliva softens the food making it easier to chew and swallow. The tongue helps push the food down the throat to the esophagus.
2.) The esophagus is a muscular tube that squeezes food down to the stomach.
3.) The strong walls of the stomach squeeze to mix the food with digestive juices. After a few hours, the chunks of food turn into a thick liquid called chyme.
4.) Every few minutes, the stomach lets out small amounts of chyme into the small intestine. Digestion is completed here. The parts of the food that the body can use move into the bloodstream through finger-like structures that line the small intestine called villi.
5.) The part of food that the body cannot use is called waste. Waste is stored at the end of the large intestine. It passes out of the body when you use the bathroom.
- 16 -
A Colorful Food Path
Directions: Use the number code to label and color the diagram of the digestive system.
1.) Color the teeth yellow2.) Color the tongue pinkl3.) Color the esophagus blue
4.) Color the stomach green5.) Color the small intestine red6.) Color the large intestine brown
- 17 -
Nutrition Word Search
Directions: How many of the above words can you find in the word search? Answers go across, down and diagonal.
- 18 -Nutrition Unit Review – Part II
Directions: Fill in the blanks below to answer each question.
1.) You can find out what is in the foods you eat by reading the ___________________.
2.) List two common ingredients you should avoid.
______________________________ _______________________________
3.) A person your age needs about how many calories per day? ____________________
4.) Being overweight increases your risks of these two diseases:
______________________________ _______________________________
5.) Inches measure things I see, ____________________ measures energy.
6.) Following the pathway that food travels list the 4 other main parts of the digestive system in order from the mouth to the end.
_____________mouth________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
- 19 -
